Chicago-born, New York based, Drazy Hoops is an independent singer/musician/songwriter who has released 8 full-length albums, from 1998’s Straight To Black (Shimmydisc/Knitting Factory Records) to this year’s This Is The Sound Of… (Slow Burn Records). A compilation of Drazy’s songs called A World Away (First Flight Records) was released in Australia and New Zealand, and Drazy’s music has appeared in various movies and compilations through the years, most notably Hal Hartley’s “The Book Of Life” (starring PJ Harvey) and Next Stop Wonderland. Prior to hooking up with producer Kramer for Straight To Black, Drazy fronted the Boston based band Atomic Cafe. The name Drazy Hoops comes from the late, great Captain Beefheart song “The Blimp (mousetrapreplica)” off of the seminal Trout Mask Replica album.